Pekka Kujansuu

Personal Information

Experience

2012-, Housemarque Oy, Helsinki

2016-2017 Nex Machina, an upcoming arcade shooter for PlayStation 4 and PC. Joined mid-project and inherited the in-game level editor codebase. Since then I have been alone responsible for the development and maintenance of the level editor. Mostly working in C++ with some Javascript for the UI using CoherentGT.

Programming skills

Over 15 years of programming experience with various languages and technologies.
Originally taught myself programming by reading books at the age of 12. I have been
working professionally in the software business from the year 2000.

Skilled in C, C++, C#, ActionScript 3 and Python. Familiar with object-oriented
programming, common algorithms and data structures, and version control systems.

Always eager to learn new things.

Game development

I have used various game development technologies, including Unity, Marmalade SDK,
and FlashPunk. I have released games on PS4, PSP, iOS, Android, and Flash platforms.

I'm a regular
participant in game jams and competitions such as the Global Game Jam and the online Ludum Dare 48h game
competition and jam.

Competitions

1st place - Hello World Open 2012, organized by Reaktor Oy

First ever Finnish national championship in programming. Competed as part of a 3-man
team against over 100 other teams. The competition task was to create an AI bot for the
classic Pong game. The winner was chosen by the bots competing in a tournament.

3rd place - Hello World Open 2014, organized by Reaktor Oy and Supercell

International programming competition. Competed as part of a 2-man
team against over 2500 other teams. The competition task was to create an AI bot for
a slot car racing game. The winner was chosen by the bots competing in a tournament. Our team was the only Finnish team that made into the finals which consisted of 8 teams from around the world..

Language skills

Finnish

Mother tongue.

English

Fluent.

Education

2005-, Tampere University of Technology

Software systems major. Studies on hold. 118 credit points.

2002-2004, Päivölä folk college and Valkeakoski adult high school

High school. Laudatur grades in Mathematics and English. Eximia grade in Physics.